(Le Mars) — A pre-trial hearing was held Friday morning for Jonathon Neunaber of Akron. Neunaber is accused of murdering his mother Esther Neunaber. Both of his parents, Esther and Donald, were found dead at their rural Akron home last July. Neunaber was located a day later at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Judge Steven Andreasen announced the trial date would be set for March 31st.
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Judge Andreasen then gave instructions to the attorneys and scheduled additional pre-trial status hearing as a way for each side to be prepared for the trial.
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The judge then asked each attorney if they have conducted an evidence “discovery” process, and whether that process is still on-going?
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Neunaber was brought to the Plymouth County Courthouse by Plymouth County Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo and Deputy Sheriff Craig Bartolozzi, although he waived his rights and did not appear in the courtroom. Only Judge Andreasen, Plymouth County Attorney Darin Raymond and Public Defender Billy Oyadare (pronounced Ah-ya-dar-ee) were present.
